Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT) said it's bringing an upscale Le Méridien brand hotel to Cleveland.The hotel operator said Le Méridien Cleveland is expected to open in January 2016 “following the completion of a highly anticipated, adaptive re-use project that will join together and transform two adjacent, historic buildings on Euclid Avenue.”Starwood said the hotel will be developed at 1001-1101 Euclid Ave. as part of a project that will connect the John Hartness Brown Building (JHB Building), constructed in 1901 as a multistory office building with retail space, and 1101 Euclid Ave., built in 1915 as an office building.The hotel will have 206 guest rooms and suites. Starwood said Le Méridien Cleveland also will feature a full-service restaurant, signature bar, a 3,000-square-foot lounge, an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center and more than 12,000 feet of meeting and event space.The development also will include 10,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 125-space parking garage.The hotel will be owned by an investor group called JHB Hotel LLC. Starwood said Le Méridien Cleveland will be the brand's third historic adaptive re-use project in North America, following Le Méridien Philadelphia and Le Méridien Tampa. It will showcase “a timeless chic design ethos that juxtaposes traditional architecture with contemporary style.”"Le Méridien Cleveland will build upon the brand's success with historic, adaptive re-use projects and provide travelers with an enticing new option in the heart of Cleveland's thriving theatre district," said Allison Reid, senior vice president of North America development for Starwood, in a statement.

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